Freaks And Geeks

– High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freak..

Type:
TVSeries
Rating:
8.80 / 10
Duration:
44 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Freaks and Geeks (1999)

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

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Producing Country:
USA
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Freaks and Geeks (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Sep 1999

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-14 – For Age 14 and Above

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Programs rated TV-14 contains material that parents or adult guardians may find unsuitable for children under the age of 14. The FCC warns that "Parents are cautioned to exercise some care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended." Programs with this rating contain crude humor, drug/alcohol use, inappropriate language, strong violence (may include some amounts of blood and gore), and moderate suggestive themes or dialogue.

Writer:

Paul Feig

Main Actors:

Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine

Plot:

It's the 1980s and at McKinley High, there's two different groups of teenagers, the Freaks with cool and charismatic Daniel Desario and tomboy Lindsay Weir and the Geeks with Lindsay's shy younger brother Sam, gentle Bill Haverchuck, and self-proclaimed ladies' man Neal Schweiber. The show chronicles the normal teen/adolescence problems any teenager goes through including acceptance, drugs, drinking, and bullying.

Awards:

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.8/10